Horde

At the time of this band's only release, Horde was said to
originate from the frozen wastelands of Norway, the band
consisting of one mysterious member going by the name of
Anonymous (clearly the name is a word play on the infamous
Euronymous of
Mayhem).
It wasn't until much later that the identity of Anonymous
was revealed, and it turned out to be Jayson Sherlock,
who has spent time in the two Christian bands
Mortification and
Paramaecium.
The style on Hellig Usvart is straight old-school
Norwegian-style black metal, right down to the vocals and
minimalist production.
The lyrics, on the other hand, are quite Christian, which
is no surprise given Sherlock's pedigree but did cause a
stir at the time, as Christianity is hardly the normal
subject of black metal bands, except in a negative light.
As black metal albums go, one could do far worse than
Hellig Usvart.
Sherlock stated in later interviews that there were no plans
for any future Horde recordings.